Notes from Vivace Show Alerts (Los Angeles): Dec 7th - Dec 13th

A Handful (Bucket Full) of Show Alerts

Sunday, Dec 7th: Bruvvy at Permanent Records Roadhouse. Doors at 6 p.m.

I recently wrote a review of their set at Davey Wayne, which you can read here. 

Monday, Dec 8th: Dave Harrington at Zebulon. Doors at 7 p.m.
I recently wrote up a review of his set at Zebulon, which you can read here.

Tuesday, Dec 9th: Alex E.T. at Scribble. Doors at 7 p.m.

Read my song spotlight for "Calico II" here. 

Wednesday, Dec 10th: Adriana McCassim at Gold-Diggers. Doors at 7 p.m.

I listed her as one of my favorite new artists of 2023.

Wednesday, Dec 10th: Lower Merion at The Goldfish. Doors at 8 p.m.

Read my song spotlight for "Wolf Shirt (How I Picture Dallas)" here.

Wednesday, Dec 10th: Night Talks at the Fonda Theatre. Doors at 7 p.m.

Read my song spotlight for "Running on a Cloud" here. 

Wednesday, Dec 10th: Rachel Goodrich at Healing Force Records. Doors at 8 p.m.

You can read my song spotlight for "Why Do We Fall in Love?" here. 

Thursday, Dec 11th: Buckets at Permanent Records Roadhouse. Doors at 9 p.m.

Read my song spotlight for "Judy" here.

Thursday, Dec 11th: Meels at the Fonda Theatre. Doors at 7:30 p.m.

Read my song spotlight for "Falcon and the Loon" here. 

Thursday, Dec 11th: Jett Kwong at Zebulon. Doors at 8 p.m.

In 2022, I wrote up a review of her set for US Rocker Music, which you can read here.

Thursday, Dec 11th: Pu$$y-Cow at The Kibitz Room. Doors at 10 p.m.

You can read my song spotlight of Pu$$y-Cow's "Taco-Chariot" here.

Friday, Dec 12th: Harry Katz and the Pistachios at the Bigfoot Lodge. Doors at 8 p.m.

I recently wrote up a review of their Permanent Records Roadhouse set, which you can read here. 

Friday, Dec 12th: Julez and the Rollerz at Alex's Bar. Doors at 8 p.m.

Read my song spotlight for "Call Me Up" here.

Friday, Dec 12th: Pearl Charles at Zebulon. Doors at 7 p.m.

Read my song spotlight for "Step Too Far" here. 

Saturday, Dec 13th: Crisis Actor at The Redwood Bar. Set time at 10:20 p.m.

I recently wrote up a review of their Old Towne Pub set, which you can read here. 

Saturday, Dec 13th: Punk Crush and Teens in Trouble at Oblivion. Doors at 7 p.m.

Lead singer of Punk Crush is also in Suzie True. In 2024, I covered the Suzie True for US Rocker Music, which you can read here. 

In 2024, I covered the band for US Rocker Music when they played the No Earbuds Fest, which you can read which you can read here.

Song Spotlight: Meernaa's Framed In A Different State (a night at Zebulon)

Meernaa (the moniker for Carly Bond) opened up the night for Shannon Lay's final October residency night at Zebulon. Outside on the patio, the venue was prepped for Halloween. A giant skeleton loomed high above the crowd. This was a subject of conversation when someone in the audience asked a question about what Bond sees when she looks into someone's eyes, "And you'll see it too, flames. You go see that skeleton outside. Bag of bones. And there's flames." 

Meernaa at Zebulon

Review: a campy Christmas Eve story as told by girlish figure's Please Her For Pleasure

On occasion, I get pinged by bands that are new to me, giving me a heads up about an upcoming gig. This happened recently when girlish figure (moniker for Analise Nelson) sent me an Instagram IM mentioning that they were having a video release party for "Please Her For Pleasure" at The Goldfish. I was given a synopsis of the music video, "a heavily 80s inspired pop jam with a video that will tell a dark, but campy story about queer love and transformation. We follow a Nun (girlish figure) whose Christmas Eve mass gets turned upside down when a mysterious woman (Catherine McCafferty) inspires them to leave the church and the habit behind. They’re sneered at by the sexually repressed priest (Sam Pancake) and chased down by Animal Control, but what their attackers don’t know is that the gay club they’ve fled to is frequented by gay werewolves...and tonight is a full moon."

girlish figure at The Goldfish

Song Spotlight: Talk2Strangers' Fawn (a night at The Goldfish)

When online sets were the rage in 2020, I caught Talk2Strangers via Los Angeleno (from what I can tell, the website still posts articles on an intermittent basis). It was an artsy set in the vain of other Los Angeles notables like Bloody Death Skull and Jess Joy (since moved back to her home state of Louisiana). You can see that performance here. 

Talk2Strangers at The Goldfish

Song Spotlight: American Mile's Photograph Of You (a night at Hotel Ziggy)

I got introduced to American Mile by Sideways Media (Nicole Poulos) back in May. I've worked with Poulos for nearly a decade (give or take a year or two either way). She was asking if I could make their American Dream album release party in June, but that just wasn't going to work out for me (real life work issues). I did suggest doing a Q&A with the band for US Rocker Music. 

American Mile at Hotel Ziggy

Song Spotlight: TELAH!'s Winner (a night at The Goldfish)

I first came across Telah! when they played Echo Park Rising's Sunday after party (that's what I called it) at Sticky Rice in 2024. I don't believe I was there for all the bands that performed that Sunday, but they were the first band playing when I arrived. Their world music tunes stuck with me. This past October 2025, I got to catch up with them once again at The Goldfish (the sister location for Sticky Rice). Based on scanning their Instagram, I believe this was also their first set since Echo Park Rising. Though this was only the second time I've ever seen a set, this band has always remained top of mind. This is, admittedly, partially driven by the fact that I cross paths with their leader Dani who works at The Goldfish and also worked Echo Park Rising 2025 at the Sticky Rice stage. 

TELAH! at The Goldfish

Song Spotlight: Maryjo's Don't Call Me (a night at Hotel Ziggy)

Maryjo brought her stunning vocals back to the WFNM showcase at Hotel Ziggy -- she said that this October set was her 6th time at the venue. She mentioned to the audience before her performance that she was going to be singing her saddest songs. There was more than just singing. There was much laugher, because there were some off the cuff sexual entendre one liners (as well as some more direct ones) -- she did threaten to hunt down people if they posted the comments online, but I'll take the chance as they were amusing. 

Maryjo at Hotel Ziggy